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RIO OLYMPIC FORM GUIDE

THE TOP ENTRIES FOR THE RIO OLYMPIC GAMES BASED ON THIS YEAR’S BEST MARKS

MEL WATMAN

OLYMPIC RANKINGS – MEN

w = wind assisted; A = at high altitude; + = intermediate time; i = indoor mark; ? = participation uncertain. British athletes in bold.

100 METRES

Previous UK Olympic medallists: Gold: Harold Abrahams 1924, Allan Wells 1980, Linford Christie 1992; Silver: Jack London 1928, Christie 1988; Bronze: Harry Edwards 1920, McDonald Bailey 1952, Peter Radford 1960

9.80 Justin Gatlin USA

9.84 Trayvon Bromell USA

9.86 Jimmy Vicaut FRA

9.88 Usain Bolt JAM

9.89 Akani Simbine RSA

9.91 Femi Ogunode QAT

9.92 A Jak Ali Harvey TUR (10.04)

9.93 Kim Collins SKN

9.94 Nickel Ashmeade JAM

9.94 Yohan Blake JAM

9.94 Marvin Bracy USA

9.96 Aaron Brown CAN

9.97 Richard Thompson TTO

9.99 Ben Youssef Meité CIV

9.99 Rondell Sorrillo TTO

9.99 Andre De Grasse CAN

10.01 Cejhae Greene ANT

10.01 Wilfried Koffi CIV

10.01 Yoshihide Kiryu JPN

10.01 Julian Reus GER

10.03 Kemarley Brown BRN

10.03 Ramon Gittens BAR

British:

10.04 James Ellington (9.96w)

10.06 Chijindu Ujah (9.97w)

10.11 James Dasaolu (9.93w)

Wind assisted:

9.89 Henricho Bruintjies RSA

200 METRES

UK medallists: Silver: Norman Pritchard 1900, Walter Rangeley 1928, Allan Wells 1980, Darren Campbell 2000; Bronze: Willie Applegarth 1912, Harry Edward 1920, Eric Liddell 1924

19.74 LaShawn Merritt USA

19.75 Justin Gatlin USA

19.85 Ameer Webb USA

19.88 Miguel Francis ANT (19.67 on uncertified track)

19.89 Usain Bolt JAM

19.95 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake GBR

19.96 Brendon Rodney CAN

20.00 Aaron Brown CAN

20.02 Wayde van Niekerk RSA ?

20.04 Alonso Edward PAN

20.07 Adam Gemili GBR

20.07 Nickel Ashmeade JAM

20.10 Femi Ogunode QAT

20.11 Churandy Martina NED

20.11 Shota Iizuka JPN

20.16 Andre De Grasse CAN

20.16 Akani Simbine RSA

20.16 Ahmed Ali SUD

20.17 José Carlos Herrera MEX

20.18 Bruno Hortelano ESP

Other:

20.24 Christophe Lemaitre FRA

20.29 Yohan Blake JAM

20.37 Danny Talbot GBR

CJ Ujah (right) and James Dasaolu: British 100m hopefuls
MARK SHEARMAN

400 METRES

UK medallists: Gold: Wyndham Halswelle 1908, Eric Liddell 1924; Silver: Guy Butler 1920, Godfrey Brown 1936, Roger Black 1996; Bronze: Charles Gmelin 1896, Butler 1924

43.97 LaShawn Merritt USA

44.08 Kirani James GRN

44.11A Wayde van Niekerk RSA (44.12)

44.22A Thebe Baboloki BOT (44.67)

44.34 Machel Cedenio TTO

44.38 Bralon Taplin GRN

44.46 Steven Gardiner BAH

44.55 Ali Khamis Abbas BRN

44.60 Nery Brenes CRC

44.67 Gil Roberts USA

44.69 Lalonde Gordon TTO

44.77 Javon Francis JAM

44.81 Abdallelah Haroun QAT

44.82 David Verburg USA

44.85 Isaac Makwala BOT

44.88 Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR

44.96 A Alphas Kishoyan KEN

45.04 Martyn Rooney GBR

45.06 Fitzroy Dunkley JAM

45.12 Matteo Galvan ITA

Other:

45.45 Rabah Yousif GBR

Notable absentee:

44.24 Tony McQuay USA

800 METRES

UK medallists: Gold: Alfred Tysoe 1900, Albert Hill 1920, Douglas Lowe 1924 & 28, Tom Hampson 1932, Steve Ovett 1980; Silver: Derek Johnson 1956, Seb Coe 1980 & 1984

1:43.35 David Rudisha KEN

1:43.73A Alfred Kipketer KEN

1:43.88 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA

1:43.92 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG

1:43.95 Brandon McBride CAN

1:44.05A Ferguson Cheruiyot KEN

1:44.06 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI

1:44.20 Boris Berian USA

1:44.49 Adam Kszczot POL

1:44.59 Marcin Lewandowski POL

1:44.66 Nijel Amos BOT

1:44.70 Mohamed Aman ETH

1:44.75 Wesley Vázquez PUR

1:44.76 Clayton Murphy USA

1:44.93 Michael Rimmer GBR

1:45.00 Yassine Hathat ALG

1:45.01 Amine Belferrar ALG

1:45.05 Mostafa Smaili MAR

1:45.13 Jeff Riseley AUS

1:45.16 Luke Mathews AUS

1:45.23 Amel Tuka BIH

1:45.23 Thijmen Kupers NED

Other:

1:45.54 Elliot Giles GBR

Notable absentees:

1:43.37A Nicholas Kipkoech KEN

1:43.48A Jonathan Kitilit KEN

1:43.55 Donavan Brazier USA

1500 METRES

UK medallists: Gold: Charles Bennett 1900, Arnold Strode-Jackson 1912, Albert Hill 1920, Seb Coe 1980 & 1984; Silver: Harold Wilson 1908, Philip Noel-Baker 1920, Jerry Cornes 1932, Steve Cram 1984, Peter Elliott 1988; Bronze: Norman Hallows 1908, Henry Stallard 1924, Steve Ovett 1980

3:29.33 Asbel Kiprop KEN

3:30.49 Ronald Kwemoi KEN

3:31.19 Elijah Manangoi KEN

3:31.35 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG

3:31.54 Abdelaati Iguider MAR

3:31.68 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI

3:32.13 Ryan Gregson AUS

3:33.36 Jakub Holusa CZE

3:33.60 Charlie Grice GBR

3:33.72 Filip Ingebrigtsen NOR

3:34.09 Matthew Centrowitz USA

3:34.24 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot CAN

3:34.29 Nick Willis NZL

3:34.55 Abdi Mouhyadin DJI

3:34.57 Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR

3:34.88 Robby Andrews USA

3:34.95 David Torrence PER

3:34.96 Fouad El Kaam MAR

3:35.05 Homiyu Tesfaye GER

3:35.24 Adel Mechaal ESP

3:35.28 Benson Seurei BRN

3:35.29 Florian Carvalho FRA

3:35.37 Chris O’Hare GBR

5000 METRES

UK medallists: Gold: Charles Bennett 1900, Mo Farah 2012; Silver: John Rimmer 1900, Gordon Pirie 1956; Bronze: George Hutson 1912, Derek Ibbotson 1956, Ian Stewart 1972

12:59.29 Mo Farah GBR

12:59.43 Muktar Edris ETH

12:59.89 Dejen Gebremeskel ETH

13:00.20 Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH

13:00.60 Joshua Cheptegei UGA

13:01.74 Mohammed Ahmed CAN

13:04.12 Abrar Osman ERI

13:04.17 Hassan Mead USA

13:04.87 Albert Rop BRN

13:04.88 Elroy Gelant RSA

13:08.34 Isiah Koech KEN

13:08.61 Abdelaati Iguider MAR

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